Ming Dynasty in 1566

Chinese TV series or program

Ming Dynasty in 1566
DVD cover art
Also known as	Ming Dynasty 1566

Chinese	大明王朝1566
Literal meaning	The Great Ming Dynasty 1566

Hanyu Pinyin	Dà Míng Wángcháo 1566


Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Liu Heping
Directed by	Zhang Li
Starring	Chen Baoguo Huang Zhizhong Wang Qingxiang Yan Ni Wang Yajie Guo Dongwen Zheng Yu Zhang Zijian
Opening theme	Zhi Shi Min Wei Tian (治世民为天) performed by Tan Weiwei
Ending theme	Hai Kuo Tian Qing (海阔天青) performed by Tan Jing
Composers	Liu Jian Han Wei Zhao Jiping
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	46
Production
Producer	Chi Xiaoning
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Hunan TV CCTV

Ming Dynasty in 1566^[1] is a Chinese television series based on the events in the reign of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty. It was first broadcast on Hunan TV in China in 2007.